[aprssig] An Anniversary Cheer for Stephen Smith

[Robert Bruninga]

>>> Ron Stordahl <ron.stordahl at digikey.com> 03/28/06 8:02 PM 
>> Its really not hard.  In a 3 hop area,
>> WIDE3-3 and WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2 are OK
>   
>BUT so is WIDE1-1,WIDE3-3 !!  And a digi, such 
>as uidigi-rom, configured to a N=3 hop area 
>will provide 4 hops for that path.  

Which we both agree we dont want, right?

>So what I am  suggesting is that in order to 
>limit hops to 3 you actually have to program 
>the uidigi-rom (and others) as if they were N=2.  
>And then  recommend that users set at a max 
>a path of WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2.

Maybe we are using different terms and not 
understanding each other.  But if what you 
mean by "N=2" you are meaning TRAP all
values of N=2, then that wont work for
two reasons.

1) It wont let the home stations use WIDE3-3
2) It wont even let anyone use WIDE2-2, because
it will trap them.  That means it will digipeat WIDE2-2
only once and callsign-substitute and the packet
will go no farther.  So  you are forcing everyone
to one hop actually...

Sorry, If I am not understanding your point, but
in a 3 hop area (meaning everyone agrees thta
3 hops is OK in an area, then that means fixed
stations are recommended to use WIDE3-3 or
less and mobiles are recoemended to use 
WIDE1-1,WIDE2-2.  And there are no settings
you can place at the digi that will prevent a mobile
from using WIDE1-1,WIDE3-3.  We have to use
user education to prevent that.

Does that help?
Bob, WB4APR
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>.....     In a 2 hop area,
> WIDE2-2 and WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 is recommended.
>
> Notice how the second entry "WIDE2-1" is already
> decremented so that it is in effect a single hop.
> We dont want to use WIDE1-1 there becuase
> it will key up all the WIDE1-1's which we want
> to avoid.
>
> Bob, WB4APR
>
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